Duoye Diri Thanks Peter Obi as Labour Party Presidential Candidate Visits Bayelsa Flood Victims
- Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has continued visiting states ravaged by floods in Nigeria
- The former Anambra state governor recently visited Bayelsa state where he was personally received by Governor Duoye Diri
- Governor Diri has since stayed out of political activities since most parts of his state was submerged in flood
Yenagoa - Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa stayed back in the state to receive Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate who visited to sympathise with flood victims.
Diri received Obi on a day his party was having a presidential rally in Edo state.
Source: Twitter
Most parts of the south-south state have been submerged in floods and the governor has suspended his political activities to attend to the situation.
Writing on his Twitter page, Governor Diri stated:
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“Today, I received my dear brother, Mr. Peter Obi, of the Labour Party, who came to empathise with flood victims in the state. Thank you. Also today, I visited two IDP camps at Government Secondary School, Ovom and the St Peter's school, Yenagoa town to encourage the flood victims.”
On his part, Obi wrote on his Twitter page:
“I visited the flood-affected areas of Bayelsa. The level of damages and displacements far exceeds that of 2012. I am immensely grateful for H:E Duoye Diri's graciousness, warmth and hospitality, while I was visiting flood-ravaged areas of Bayelsa. Very much appreciated.”
Why Obi cancelled Labour Party's political activities
Speaking to Legit.ng, a Labour Party chieftain has revealed why Obi out a stop to the party's activities to visit flood victims.
Jonathan Baza, a Labour Party ward chairman in Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja said:
“We are a responsible and responsive party. We cannot be playing politics when the homes of thousands of people have been submerged.
“Labour Party is practicing politics with a human face and with conscience. That is what our presidential candidate represents and we have aligned with him.
“We believe that as a party, we owe it to Nigerians to put a halt to our activities until, at least, people can find succour and get relief materials from well-meaning Nigerians.”
Nigerian states, households battle with massive flood
In recent weeks, floods have taken over major states in Nigeria, displacing homeowners and businesses.
The impact so far has been devastating and many have in recent days been rendered homeless in states like Anambra, Kogi, Bayelsa, Edo, Delta states and more.
Farmlands have also been affected by the unfortunate development, which experts say would affect the cost price of produce in the coming months.
Nigeria floods kill 500, displace 1.4 million people
Meanwhile, about 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the federal government said.
Similarly, 45,249 houses were totally damaged while 70,566 hectares of farmlands were completely destroyed.
Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, a spokesperson in the ministry of humanitarian affairs and disaster management, made this known in a statement.
Source: Legit.ng
